Buy a composter

With compost bins, aerators and other accessories, MetroPaint's Swan Island store has everything you need to get started composting today. (Quantities limited to supplies on hand. No holds or rain checks. Details subject to change.)

FreeGarden compost bin by EnviroWorld – $49

simple setup

great for beginners and smaller yards

door at base for easy collection of finished compost

10.6-cubic-foot capacity

includes rodent-resistant floor

Compost aerator P845 by Bosmere – $16

activates the compost heap at all different levels to assist decomposition

two sets of activating wings fold to push into the compost and open out to aerate

made from non-rust steel with a vinyl hand grip

handle can be adjusted for left-handed or right-handed use

36" long

Sure-Close kitchen composter – $8

hinged lid that clicks open

microperforated lid that seals out fruit flies and insects, reduces smells with aeration

Whether your roots in the region run generations deep or you moved to Oregon last week, you have your own reasons for loving this place – and Metro wants to keep it that way. Help shape the future of the greater Portland region and discover tools, services and places that make life better today.